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How long are you ashore in Uno?

Pick your hours and get a finished day, every step timed from the gangway and back.

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Your day in Uno, hour by hour

Pick the one that fits your call. Times count from the moment you step off, and every plan is back on board an hour before all-aboard.

For a 4.5-hour call or longer · 2 hr 30 min door to door

Uno on foot: pier art and a sea-view bath

Short calls, or a slow morning before a Naoshima afternoon. Everything is within about 10 minutes of the gangway on foot

Fits a 4.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

  1. +0:00
    Uno no Chinu, the rubbish-built sea bream on the pier beside the ship

    More Setouchi Triennale works line the waterfront towards the station

  2. +0:20
    Walk to JR Uno Station (0.4 km, 5 min, prefecture figure)

    Tamano Tourist Information Centre inside, 09:00–17:00: maps, and bicycles from ¥700 a day

  3. +0:35
    Seto-uchi Onsen Tamano-yu: two outdoor baths facing the Inland Sea

    10:00–22:00, last entry 21:00; closed the third Tuesday of the month. A restaurant is inside

  4. +1:50
    Lunch by the station: Ikedaya Honten (sushi, from 11:30, closed Tuesdays) or BLUNO in UNO HOTEL (from 11:30, every day)
  5. +2:25
    Walk back to the First Pier (about 5 min)
  6. +2:30
    Back at the gangway

Running late? Before 10:00 the onsen is shut: swap the order and walk the waterfront first, or take the ferry to Naoshima instead.

Transport spend: ¥0, all on foot. Tamano-yu ¥1,700 on weekdays, ¥2,000 at weekends and holidays. Full route, map and photos

A Shikoku Kisen ferry at Uno Port, the crossing to Naoshima
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For a 7.5-hour call or longer · 5 hr 15 min door to door

Naoshima by ferry: the two pumpkins and Benesse House

Calls of 7.5 hours or more, any day of the week: Benesse House Museum and the pumpkins open on Mondays too. Times use the 09:22 ferry out, the 10:00 town bus and the 13:55 passenger boat back, so step off by 09:00

Fits a 7.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

Naoshima, Takamatsu
Kusama’s Red Pumpkin and Fujimoto’s Naoshima Pavilion on the Miyanoura quayPhoto: Yamashita Yohei / CC BY 2.0
Benesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima
Benesse House Museum and the outdoor works on its shore, the yellow Pumpkin among themPhoto: Jean-Marie Hullot / CC BY 2.0
  1. +0:00
    Walk from the First Pier to the Shikoku Kisen ferry pier (about 4 min, our estimate)

    Ferries and passenger boats use different piers: check the sign for the ferry

  2. +0:20
    The 09:22 ferry Uno → Miyanoura, 20 min, ¥370

    Morning ferries 08:22, 09:22, 11:00 (Shikoku Kisen)

  3. +0:40
    Kusama’s Red Pumpkin and Fujimoto’s Naoshima Pavilion on the Miyanoura quay

    You can walk into both

  4. +0:58
    The 10:00 town bus to Tsutsuji-so (10:14), ¥100

    Coins only; buses can be full on weekend afternoons

  5. +1:12
    Walk (about 1 km, our estimate) or the 10:30 free shuttle to Benesse House Museum

    08:00–21:00 every day. The shuttle does not run on the days Chichu is closed (Mondays)

  6. +1:30
    Benesse House Museum and the outdoor works on its shore, the yellow Pumpkin among them

    Last admittance 20:00

  7. +4:05
    Walk back to Tsutsuji-so (or the 13:19 shuttle) for the 13:26 town bus to Miyanoura (13:41)

    Be at the stop early: the bus can be full

  8. +4:53
    The 13:55 passenger boat Miyanoura → Uno, 15 min, ¥370 cash

    From the passenger-boat pier, not the ferry terminal

  9. +5:08
    Walk back to the First Pier from the passenger-boat pier
  10. +5:15
    Back at the gangway

Running late? Behind? Skip Benesse House and stay at Miyanoura: the Red Pumpkin, the Naoshima Pavilion and the 11:10 or 12:45 ferry back. Missed the 13:55 boat? The next is the 14:55 ferry (Uno 15:15), which makes the day about 6 h 25 min: only on a call long enough.

Transport spend: ferry ¥370 out, passenger boat ¥370 back (cash only); town bus ¥100 a ride, coins only. Benesse House Museum ¥1,300 online, ¥1,500 at the door. Full route, map and photos

Okayama Korakuen
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For an 11-hour call or longer · 9 hr door to door

Okayama Korakuen, the castle and Kurashiki by train

Calls of 11 hours or more, such as 08:00–20:00. Train times assume you step off at 08:30 on a weekday (JR West timetable revised 3 October 2026). Not a Monday if you want the Ohara Museum. The cruise lines sell the same day as “Koraku-en & Kurashiki”

Fits an 11-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

Okayama Castle
Cross the river to Okayama CastlePhoto: takeokahp / CC BY 3.0
Kurashiki canal quarter
Kurashiki Bikan quarter and the Ohara Museum of ArtPhoto: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. +0:00
    Walk to JR Uno Station (5 min) for the 08:58 Uno Minato Line train

    Change at Chayamachi (arrive 09:27, on at 09:33); Okayama 09:47. Direct trains leave Uno at 07:10, 07:33 and 08:28. Check JR Odekake for your date

  2. +1:30
    Tram from Okayama Station to Shiroshita (4 min), then 10 min on foot to Okayama Korakuen

    Or the Korakuen bus from the east exit, 10 min

  3. +1:45
    Okayama Korakuen: lawns, ponds and tea houses

    07:30–18:00 from 20 March to September, 08:00–17:00 from October; ¥500, or ¥800 with the castle

  4. +2:45
    Cross the river to Okayama Castle

    09:00–17:30, last entry 17:00; ¥500

  5. +3:30
    Tram back to Okayama Station and lunch there
  6. +4:30
    JR Sanyo Line to Kurashiki, about 20 min, then 15 min on foot to the canal

    Trains run several an hour

  7. +5:05
    Kurashiki Bikan quarter and the Ohara Museum of Art

    Museum March–November 09:00–17:00, last entry 16:30; closed Mondays. The canal is free to walk

  8. +6:55
    Walk to JR Kurashiki and take a Sanyo Line train to Okayama (about 20 min) for the 16:15 direct train to Uno

    Leave the canal by about 15:25

  9. +7:45
    The 16:15 direct train Okayama → Uno, about 60 min

    Missed it? The 17:15 reaches Uno at 18:12

  10. +8:42
    Walk from JR Uno to the First Pier (5 min)
  11. +8:50
    Back at the gangway

Running late? Short of time? Drop Kurashiki and go straight back from Okayama after the castle: direct trains to Uno leave Okayama at 15:15, 16:15, 17:15 and 18:15, about 60 min; from 11:00 to 15:00 one train an hour reaches Uno with a change at Chayamachi. A taxi Okayama → berth is about ¥10,300 by our estimate if a train is missed.

Transport spend: JR Uno → Okayama ¥590, Kurashiki → Uno ¥860; tram ¥160 each way. Korakuen and castle joint ticket ¥800; Ohara Museum ¥2,000. Full route, map and photos

Benesse House Museum and the yellow Pumpkin, Naoshima
Photo: Jean-Marie Hullot / CC BY 2.0
Rainy day · 6 hr 30 min door to door

Naoshima’s museums under a roof: Chichu and Benesse House

A wet day on any call of 7 hours or more, except a Monday. Book Chichu’s timed ticket online before the call; there are no door sales when it sells out

Fits an 8.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.

  1. +0:00
    Walk to the Shikoku Kisen ferry pier (about 4 min, our estimate)
  2. +0:20
    Ferry Uno → Miyanoura, about 20 min, ¥370

    Take a ferry that leaves you 90 minutes before your Chichu time slot

  3. +0:45
    Town bus to Tsutsuji-so (¥100), then the free museum shuttle to Chichu

    The shuttle stops at Benesse House Museum and Lee Ufan Museum on the way

  4. +1:30
    Chichu Art Museum, inside the hill

    10:00–17:00, last admittance 16:00; closed Mondays. Date-and-time ticket bought online before the call: if slots sell out there are no door sales that day

  5. +3:00
    Shuttle to Benesse House Museum

    08:00–21:00 every day

  6. +4:30
    Shuttle and town bus back to Miyanoura

    Be early at the stop on a weekend afternoon

  7. +5:45
    Ferry Miyanoura → Uno, about 20 min
  8. +6:15
    Back at the gangway

Running late? A Monday? Chichu and the shuttle are closed. Go to Benesse House Museum by the town bus and a 1 km walk, or take the train to Okayama Castle, whose keep is a museum indoors (¥500).

Transport spend: ferry ¥370 each way; town bus ¥100 a ride. Chichu ¥2,500 weekdays / ¥2,700 weekends online; Benesse House Museum ¥1,300 online. Full route, map and photos

What you can do

What fits your hours in Uno

Everything here is a round trip from the gangway. The half hour to get off and the hour before all-aboard are already set aside. Tap what you want.

Round trips are counted from the gangway and include getting back. Two stops in the same direction overlap, so a real day usually comes in under the total you see, never over it.

Every ride from this berth

Getting around Uno

Every port
WALK

JR Uno Station and the waterfront

How to get there
  1. From the First Pier: JR Uno Station 0.4 km, about 5 min on foot (prefecture figure); the prefecture says no shuttle is needed
  2. Uno no Chinu stands on the pier beside the ship; Tamano-yu onsen and the Shikoku Kisen piers are a few minutes along the quay

Tourist information and bicycle hire inside the station, 09:00–17:00.

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FERRY

Naoshima (Miyanoura) by Shikoku Kisen

Adult ¥370 one way (ferry or passenger boat); late-night boat ¥730Ferries from Uno 06:10, 06:30, 07:20, 08:22, 09:22, 11:00, 12:15, 14:25, 15:30, 16:30, 17:05, 18:53, 20:25; passenger boats 13:30, 22:30. From Miyanoura 06:00, then 08:52, 09:52, 11:10, 12:45, 14:55, 16:02, 16:35, 17:35, 19:02, 20:25; boats 13:55, 21:15
How to get there
  1. Walk from the First Pier to the Shikoku Kisen piers, about 250–300 m, 4 min (our estimate). Ferries and passenger boats leave from different piers
  2. Ferry to Miyanoura about 20 min; passenger boat about 15 min
  3. At Miyanoura: the Red Pumpkin and the Naoshima Pavilion on the quay; the town bus to Honmura and Tsutsuji-so, ¥100

Timetable from the operator’s page, which carries no validity date: check it for your call. The passenger boats leave from a different pier and take cash only. A few passenger boats run Uno → Honmura instead (07:25, 11:55, 16:50, 17:45, 18:35; back from Honmura 06:45, 07:55, 13:00, 17:20, 18:10), ¥370, cash only.

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TRAIN

Okayama (Korakuen and the castle) by JR

JR Uno–Okayama ¥590 (fare from a booking site; JR West page not captured) · Okayama tram flat fare ¥160 (Okayama Electric Tramway), IC cards acceptedWeekdays (JR West, timetable revised 3 Oct 2026): direct Uno → Okayama 07:10, 07:33, 08:28, then 16:05, 17:05, 18:05, 19:13; between them change at Chayamachi. Direct Okayama → Uno 15:15, 16:15, 17:15, 18:15, about 60 min; from 11:00 to 15:00 one train an hour reaches Uno, with a change at Chayamachi. Check JR Odekake for your dateIC cards OK
How to get there
  1. Walk to JR Uno Station, 0.4 km, 5 min (prefecture figure)
  2. JR Uno Minato Line to Okayama, about 55 min on a direct train; at other times change at Chayamachi
  3. From JR Okayama: tram to Shiroshita 4 min, then 10 min on foot to Korakuen; or the Korakuen bus 10 min; taxi about 10 min

Ryobi buses also run Uno–Okayama, about 45 min; fare not confirmed. Garden ¥500, castle ¥500, joint ticket ¥800.

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TRAIN

Kurashiki Bikan quarter by JR

Uno–Kurashiki ¥860 (fare from a journey planner; JR West page not captured)Trains Okayama–Kurashiki run several an hour; for Uno, use the direct trains from Okayama in the Okayama line aboveIC cards OK
How to get there
  1. JR Uno to Okayama, about 55 min (see the Okayama line for direct trains)
  2. JR Sanyo Line Okayama → Kurashiki, about 20 min
  3. About 15 min on foot from JR Kurashiki to the canal and the Ohara Museum

Allow about 1 hour 20 minutes door to door each way. The Ohara Museum shuts on Mondays; the canal is open every day.

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FERRY

Teshima (Ieura) by Shodoshima Teshima Ferry

Uno–Ieura adult ¥780Uno → Ieura 06:45, 08:40, 11:10, 12:00, 13:25, 15:25, 17:30, 19:30; Ieura → Uno 06:00, 08:10, 09:30, 11:05, 12:55, 14:00, 16:25, 18:40 (timetable revised 1 December 2025). Passenger boats about 25 min, car ferries about 40 min. On the first Tuesday of the month some sailings carry only hazardous-goods vehicles: check the operator for your date
How to get there
  1. From the Uno Port ferry piers, a few minutes from the berth
  2. Ferry or high-speed boat to Ieura on Teshima; the route continues to Karato (Teshima) and Tonosho (Shodoshima)
  3. From Ieura to the Teshima Art Museum about 2.7 km (our estimate): island bus or rental bicycle

The Teshima Art Museum needs a timed ticket bought online and closes on Tuesdays from March to November.

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TAXI

Shibukawa and Ojigatake

Taxi about ¥3,700 to the aquarium (8.5 km), about ¥4,800 to Ojigatake (11.2 km), our estimatesBus times: check Ryobi Bus for your date
How to get there
  1. Taxi from the station area, or the Ryobi express bus from Uno, about 20 min to Shibukawa
  2. Tamano Marine Museum (Shibukawa Marine Aquarium), 09:00–17:00, closed Wednesdays, ¥800
  3. Ojigatake (234 m): the bus to Ojigatake Kokumin-shukusha-mae takes about 40 min, then about 45 min on foot to the top

The view from Ojigatake takes in the Seto Ohashi bridges and the islands. Café belk at the top opens 10:00 on weekdays, 09:00 at weekends.

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The one rule: be back on board 60 minutes before all-aboard — every day above already banks it. Phones auto-switch to local time, but all-aboard runs on ship time. Check the daily programme's clock, not your lock screen. More to pick from on the Uno guide and the Top 10.

Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada